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My mother's Aunt Louise gave me a Vermot half dollar, acquired new when her family had a summer cabin in that state. Also a gem! 1921 D half dollar - she didn't know where that came from; a… (View Post)

Thank you for your most informative reply! (View Post)

The Coin World story describes a tiny die crack line that passes through the CC mintmark, and calls it "diagnostic." I don't think so. As long as that coin remains unique, the crack is… (View Post)

I was. I have a 1943 mint set. Gave mint sets to relatives: 1945 to my brother, 1949 to my sister, 1954 to my other brother, 1949 to my wife, 1982 to my son, 1922 to my mother, 1919 to my father. (View Post)

I don't know the people behind the handles. But over time a handle acquires a personality rooted in the poster's contributions: intelligence, seriousness, joviality, depth, experience, life… (View Post)